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Divination (Fire Emblem: Three Houses / Sanctioned [Worm])

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Since I can't help but throw a quote hammer, since this is particulary a looming trainwreck with hidden sharpies all over...
Alivaril said:
"You're quite the strange little mortal, yet I do believe I love you anyway," Sothis admitted, not particularly expecting a response.

"Mama," Admini immediately agreed.
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Well, before concept misunderstandings, and alien mindset interrupting/waking up Sothis/Beginning early. It looks like a start of a wonderful parenthood. And probably no thanks to eldritch understanding on "energy", totally leading to having a lot more experience, in practicing by all acccords; "Dragon/Shard magic".
Alivaril said:
"And what did you learn?"

"No sharps."
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Well, if it's a potential foreshadow. This "Avatar" is probably going to be spec'd more towards a Magic caster unit. Either that, or "surprise Claw punch!" Manuvear, if 'not sharp'... Assuming, by "No Sharpies" incident, Admini didn't accidentally pulled of some sort of Crossbow incident.

Hindsight, I'd probably bet that Admini and Dimitri would bond, over the horrific ability to wreck weaponry. In Admini's case, anything sharp no doubt. Or in her case, probably one 'childhood juggle/playing' session gone horribly weaponised.
Alivaril said:
Admini Queen Administrator was rather enjoying herself despite the background protests of her male parental unit, Jeralt. Her alternative reptilian form proved to be multiple orders of magnitude more resistant to damage from shard-granted abilities than its human counterpart had been. The increased freedom let her confirm her initial hypothesis: the powers provided by Beginning were related to the creation and manipulation of multicellular organisms. This included organisms capable of producing and igniting flammable chemical compounds.
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... And hindsight, by a bit of paranoid parenting. QAlyth ended up being more comfortable as a Dragon. Or learnt to dragon first, that surely isn't a long term manipulation/utilization of "Dragon pulse/magic" to the completely wrong degree. To the point of no doubt permamently mutating into a Tiki grade unit, right here. IF Going by Fire Emblem archetypes.

And by the "Tiki" analog, suddenly "Interesting Times" is probably going to be mild, compared to odds of Jeralt having a big enough idea, after the other "flower" incidents, before possibly having a nightmare against a likelihood of a "shadow Dubstep" organisation out there, somewhere... And probably having "worse than expected" news on how somehow, a 'Fell Star' is alive, and recovering.
Alivaril said:
Queen Administrator reached back, gripped the immaterial heartbeat allegedly belonging to time with one hand, and pulled. Red fog swept across the world for what she perceived as approximately three seconds before reverting to a prior saved state. Or maybe she was simply returning to reality after being subjected to a simulation of one possible future? In her experience, a brief red filter was not particularly characteristic of true temporal manipulation.

"–as I am provided with useful kno–" she found herself saying.

Admini stumbled and fell atop fuzzy furs as a wave of exhaustion hit her. Papa might shout with alarm, but all Admini could feel was satisfied relief despite the darkness encroaching upon her vision.

Reversal does have downsides!
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Welp, in before Queenie can pull an (at a baby stage), exhausting Time Reversal. Give or take, her first experience being able to pull a Coil like retcon. That surely won't be abused for candy...

But frankly, it's probably more/exhausting or "not useful". Compared to using that "Time/Pulse" energy in more efficient ways. Like say; "growing/boosting" her stats like some cheesed NG+ Juice. Or say; if manipulating "Time", pulling some even more horrifying "Time Magic" abuse to by all accounts, age or regress/alter her adversaries into dust... Or Dragons.

And speaking of..
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"Papa, look! Do you have a favorite flower color? Pigments proved easier than expected. Also, does that archbishop have a favorite color?"

Jeralt sighed and turned his eyes skyward.

Alright, fine. I can take a hint.
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I'd make a jojo joke and say "You thought it was Diavolo. But it is I, Giovanni!"

More seriously. By the flower abuse. I'm probably going to bet on "how long until experimentation, led to QA accidentally having early knowledge of Tea, far too early?" And might end up abusing "Tea Time" to cheese/"Social Master" her bonds/minions in advance, alongside being able to Observe/know their every breath, quirk and twitch to the tea...

As much as probably on an "Eldritch jesus brain" clusterfuck away from "how long until Admini gives the entire Lizard Illuminati behind the Church, a migraine?" Give or take, if/when they figure out "uh... It might not be Sothis/Goddess... Buut damn, this is either heretical; or makes far too much sense" on a hypothetical goddess adoption?

And probably on road on again; "woe befall if QA being able to DRAGON people on a whim?" Probably being one clusterfuck away from giving Rhea a migraine... Alongside if giving stray/casual advice on the fly, leading to an even worse CRUSADE!

And this is honestly, before there's a possible chance every Lord of the Three Houses, end up being befriended/derailed early. Or at worst, if going by the "Dimitri trauma conga" line, Queen Administrator taking eldritch interest on a lens of "did he trigger/became a Host?" Possibly at a stretch, confuse Crest Bearer for Shard Host. And start no doubt doing weird Dragon Talk on him.

Speculation wise. But if that happened. Then what's the worst that could happen, if we have say; a "Dragon/Manakete!Dimitri" by accident?
 
Master Basher said:
Then what's the worst that could happen, if we have say; a "Dragon/Manakete!Dimitri" by accident?
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Before: "Stab your chest, break your neck, smash your head... I will allow you to choose your own death."

After: "Burn you alive, break your body, smash your head... I will allow you to choose your own death."

He wouldn't improve Rhea's opinion of humanity either way, I can say that much. :V

taovkool said:
Holy shit QA as a baby is adorable.

I demand more! At least two hundred chapters of Baby!QA being adorable. Stat!
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...Wait. Have I even written 200 chapters for all QA content combined? :o
 
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Alivaril said:
Before: "Stab your chest, break your neck, smash your head... I will allow you to choose your own death."

After: "Burn you alive, break your body, smash your head... I will allow you to choose your own death."

He wouldn't improve Rhea's opinion of humanity either way, I can say that much.
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Joke wise. I'd make an honest ironic comment that if it got to a "trigger episode", the worst part of his darkness, bonding with Rhea's own zealous madness. But alas, my honest thought is the worst that would clearly happen, if somehow Dimitri went Dragon, is a WTF? Followed by a fate worse than being executed for being a wild boar...

Being mother henned, by a restrained, even greater boar. Who is just one trigger scene away, from going full Endbringer on everyone. And likely even more confused/obsessed, with Divine Intervention being taken as a sign... And then Dimitri ends up being protected in secret, by the "Lizard Illuminati". As much as possible side effects going "Marth now has Green Hair", as a consequence.

And the most funny part, I couldn't help but think might be a possible horrific idea, if going by "first childhood impressions" on a baby Admini wandering around. Is the possible thought of "what if, a baby Admini, snuck with a Crossbow bolt. Saw a 'potential host', and gave that baby a Crossbow Bolt as a gift/bribe?"

And the joke being, that'd clearly make even worse sense in "and that's what led to Dimitri thinking on giving a Dagger as a gift, is a great idea..." Assuming, a "Dragon incident" in a possible Tragedy of Duscar, doesn't end up becoming a Church grade clusterfuck, and spiral to all sorts of "wonderful Trigger episodes" in the making.

But alas. That'd probably come as a horrifying revelation to Rhea. To more/less mother hen every traumatised child, or civilian. As a "what's the worst that could happen, if trauma creates more Dragon-kin?" That's ironically the last thing "those who rave" would want?
Alivaril said:
...Wait. Have I even written 200 chapters for all QA content combined?
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Probably more waiting on "how will baby QA utterly trainwreck the plot." Like a baby Jesus, causing horror to not just a boss of a Pope, but the Goddess herself even. Bonus points if going by "mouths of babes", anything QA says at worst, causing a horrifying crusade without realising.

I'd probably be worse if going on a line of "what can go wrong, if given Divine Revelation/halp" on how to run a PRT Church, yes? From totally recalled experience from a professional Administrator.
 
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Alivaril said:
Before: "Stab your chest, break your neck, smash your head... I will allow you to choose your own death."

After: "Burn you alive, break your body, smash your head... I will allow you to choose your own death."

He wouldn't improve Rhea's opinion of humanity either way, I can say that much. :V


...Wait. Have I even written 200 chapters for all QA content combined? :o
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Just over a hundred I believe. 50 from INW, 22 from Calibration, 17 from Sanctioned, 3 here, then an assortment of others in your snippet thread.

So you've written a not insignificant amount of QA content.

As to this story in particular, I find it interesting that it seems to take place waaayy on down the timeline, given that Dreamer has properly separated from QA. It'd be fascinating if somehow all of these disparate stories MCU'd their way into a coherent super-narrative.
 
Kyron The Wise said:
Just over a hundred I believe. 50 from INW, 22 from Calibration, 17 from Sanctioned, 3 here, then an assortment of others in your snippet thread.

So you've written a not insignificant amount of QA content.

As to this story in particular, I find it interesting that it seems to take place waaayy on down the timeline, given that Dreamer has properly separated from QA. It'd be fascinating if somehow all of these disparate stories MCU'd their way into a coherent super-narrative.
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My honest joke at most if going by "seperate Dreamer" angle. Is what can go wrong if we're speaking of Cauldron, er... "Those who Rave". Ending up being raving madmen, if they end up suffering Nightmares of another, greater Fell Star... Throwing children at them?

But that'd probably at worst, if going by a hypothetical "news of Dragon Dimitri", go from dismissed madness, to an all too horrifying revelation. That'd probably lead to them escalating even harder on their murderous tendencies/plots...

Assuming, if going on a whim, if making a Grima grade joke. They're not suffering a Shaper "Princess" at hand. Possibly making them even madder, with "The Great Equalizer" in hand, to counter all of this mess. To a conflict fueled stir up.
 
I know nothing of FE so much of the speculation is flying over my head, but I'm pleased that QA's father looks like he's getting off the hook if he plays his cards right. So long as he doesn't mention he's the one who started the fire, he might just skate through this!
 
Kai Merah said:
I know nothing of FE so much of the speculation is flying over my head, but I'm pleased that QA's father looks like he's getting off the hook if he plays his cards right. So long as he doesn't mention he's the one who started the fire, he might just skate through this!
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Jeralt and Rhea are both very good at letting others make their own assumptions and to not discourage them.
I am confident Jeralt will be fine.
 
Alivaril said:
...Wait. Have I even written 200 chapters for all QA content combined? :o
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Kyron The Wise said:
Just over a hundred I believe. 50 from INW, 22 from Calibration, 17 from Sanctioned, 3 here, then an assortment of others in your snippet thread.
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My count places it at ~113 chapters:
17 (Sanctioned) + 53 (INW) + 2 (aPGtA) + 27 (Calibration) + ~4 (Calibration bloopers on par with chapters) + 5 (HtH) + 3 (Divination) + 1 (Condition) + 1 (KonoQubA)

I may have overlooked something though, and maybe some of the bloopers I didn't count could be considered chapters. Anyway, you're making good progress, so keep up the good work, then you can start on that second 200.

owrtho
 
owrtho said:
My count places it at ~113 chapters:
17 (Sanctioned) + 53 (INW) + 2 (aPGtA) + 27 (Calibration) + ~4 (Calibration bloopers on par with chapters) + 5 (HtH) + 3 (Divination) + 1 (Condition) + 1 (KonoQubA)

I may have overlooked something though, and maybe some of the bloopers I didn't count could be considered chapters. Anyway, you're making good progress, so keep up the good work, then you can start on that second 200.

owrtho
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Splintered heard you guys been talkin' shit. (+25 chapters, even if that QA was a bit different.) :p

(I don't blame you guys for missing it, though - I don't keep it in my sig because, uh. Reasons. >.>)

Jiven said:
Jeralt and Rhea are both very good at letting others make their own assumptions and to not discourage them.
I am confident Jeralt will be fine.
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He is, however, a comically terrible liar. "Yeah, uh, this is some... other kid. One that I had with a totally different woman after my first wife died. That other woman died too."
 
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Alivaril said:
Splintered heard you guys been talkin' shit. (+25 chapters, even if that QA was a bit different.) :p

(I don't blame you guys for missing it, though - I don't keep it in my sig because, uh. Reasons. >.>
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I did note that I may have overlooked something, and I was focusing on Sanctioned and its spin-offs (which a precursor may not count as). Also, it's only 22 chapters (24 threadmarks, one is a question about rebooting and another is the first chapter of Sanctioned).

So, ~135 chapters if you count it.

I eagerly await more.

owrtho
 
owrtho said:
My count places it at ~113 chapters:
17 (Sanctioned) + 53 (INW) + 2 (aPGtA) + 27 (Calibration) + ~4 (Calibration bloopers on par with chapters) + 5 (HtH) + 3 (Divination) + 1 (Condition) + 1 (KonoQubA)

I may have overlooked something though, and maybe some of the bloopers I didn't count could be considered chapters. Anyway, you're making good progress, so keep up the good work, then you can start on that second 200.

owrtho
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The APGTA one is not a Sanctioned fic.
Alivaril said:
He is, however, a comically terrible liar. "Yeah, uh, this is some... other kid. One that I had with a totally different woman after my first wife died. That other woman died too."
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"Admini, who's your mother?" the other person asks.

"Sothis."

The person looks at Jeralt in bewilderment. "How does this even work with your story, causally?"
Admini faints.
 
Alivaril said:
Plants might not have claws or teeth to defend themselves—" save for a few mistakes she wasn't going to dwell on
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QA and QS: "One of us, one of us!"

Alivaril said:
Admini's first birthday
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mere months
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Two days after her fainting spell
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Alivaril said:
A year of purges
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I expect we'll finish around mid-fall
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So Admini will arrive at Garreg March at the ripe age of one year. Most of the game's student cast (all but Flayn, Mercedes, and Hubert) won't even have been born yet. I wonder how much everything will be derailed by the time they join the academy in roughly two decades... with both Rhea and Admini desiring extra safely, will the monastery even be recognizable anymore?
 
Nachtigall said:
So Admini will arrive at Garreg March at the ripe age of one year. Most of the game's student cast (all but Flayn, Mercedes, and Hubert) won't even have been born yet. I wonder how much everything will be derailed by the time they join the academy in roughly two decades... with both Rhea and Admini desiring extra safely, will the monastery even be recognizable anymore?
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@Alivaril : Generally really hates timeskips* so it seems unlikely to get to this point.

*Or that might only be in quests.
 
Alivaril said:
Jeralt scratched one cheek and tried to think of a name that wouldn't get her teased later. Adda or Addy were right out; most hearing such a name would expect a woman playing at being a warrior rather than someone who could actually hold their own.
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"What name would make her sound like a warrior- Oh! I know! Ad-Mini!"
 
Alivaril said:
(I don't blame you guys for missing it, though - I don't keep it in my sig because, uh. Reasons. >.>)
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I honestly don't understand why. I love that thing. QA making an elephant that roars and then telling people it makes elephant sounds because it's an elephant and it roars was hilarious. And that's just one thing I remembred of the top of my head.

EDIT: Started a reread. "Hello, Terror Drone #7. Goodbye, Terror Drone #7. Hello, world." is amazing. Some more:
<Large numbers of terror-inducing actions interspersed with random, possibly unintentional, periods of helping? Yes. It's practically her signature.>
Excellent. You have now determined what the human threshold for strangeness is before they start ignoring things; apparently, all it requires is the creation of large, loud animals.

Splintered QA isn't quite the QA of later on, but the DNA is there.
 
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Alivaril said:
it was a dull-fledged scowl.
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full-fledged
Alivaril said:
It was as if Admini's first birthday had been met with a declaration from Sothis Herself
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Eheheheh, it amuses me that this is both quite accurate and yet also very wrong. :D
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I already had to fake your death once; I doubt I can manage it a second time.
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...Wow, she has had an interesting childhood! Sadly I'm not sure what this is referring to...
Alivaril said:
Jeralt suspected he may have exited the "backroom" phase after setting fire to the monastery, claiming that a future saint died in the blaze, and fleeing with the child in question.
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I have a feeling that I now know. Man, what the hell required THAT level of bridge-burning?!
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His facial configuration did not yet match the threshold at which he would begin refusing demands
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Yup, he's screwed. Demanding children are bad enough; demanding children that know exactly how far they can get concessions...!
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Amini was not lacking intelligence.
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Admini
Alivaril said:
"I believe he may have been an enforcer for an organized crime syndicate."
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This is probably wrong, but it will amuse me even more if a guess THAT wild turns out to be true!
Also this is why you don't keep secrets: the attempts to discover it often turn out worse than if it was just admitted to begin with! :rofl:
Alivaril said:
"She's named Sothis."

Papa didn't look surprised. Instead, he looked as though an exceptionally unpleasant outcome had come to pass.

"I don't know why I expected anything different," he muttered.
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The funny part is that QA has no idea just how much of a bomb she dropped (neither do I, actually; all I know is that she's some sort of goddess) and even if she were aware, I doubt she'd care overly much. She's a Shard, and cares nothing for the human beliefs about what are clearly members of her own highly-advanced species. Plus, of course, QA meant this in a rather different way (a literal one) than her father took it (oh crap, she's the messiah). I doubt she'd be too concerned even if she were aware of Sothis' nature, though, since after all she's nice. There's nothing noteworthy about about being raised by the goddess of creation, not at all... :D
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It was real, and Mother's vessel was alive.
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I have a bad feeling about this...
Among other things, apparently she's REALLY obsessed, and the fact that QA is carrying around a goddess' phylactery is also a bit concerning. That does explain the weird dreams though!
So, at what point is Sothis going to be reborn? Given how bullshit QA is (and how unreliable her views are) she's either going to absorb Sothis and appall all the priests or she'll bring her back with apparently little effort and probably gain her own followers (and/or appall the priests)...
 
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